SB21,1751,18 17(c) The insured participant in the Wisconsin Retirement System who is a
18retired employee.
SB21,1751,19 19(2) Procurement position transfer.
SB21,1751,23 20(a) Employee transfer. On the effective date of this paragraph, 1.0 FTE position
21and the incumbent employee holding the position in the department of employee
22trust funds who performs duties relating to procurement, as determined by the
23secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of administration.
SB21,1752,6
1(b) Employee status. The employee transferred under paragraph (a ) has all the
2rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of
3administration that he or she enjoyed in the department of employee trust funds
4immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes,
5no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required
6to serve a probationary period.
SB21,9113 7Section 9113. Nonstatutory provisions; Employment Relations
Commission.
SB21,9114 8Section 9114. Nonstatutory provisions; Financial Institutions.
SB21,1752,9 9(1) Merger with other agencies; name changes.
SB21,1752,10 10(a) Agency name change.
SB21,1752,13 111. Wherever the term "department of financial institutions" appears in the
12statutes, as affected by the acts of 2015, the term "department of financial
13institutions and professional standards" is substituted.
SB21,1752,16 142. Wherever the term "secretary of financial institutions" appears in the
15statutes, as affected by the acts of 2015, the term "secretary of financial institutions
16and professional standards" is substituted.
SB21,1752,17 17(b) Elimination of division of securities.
SB21,1752,21 181. Wherever the term "division of securities" or "division" appears in chapters
19551, 552, and 553 of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2015, the term
20"department" is substituted, except in sections 551.202 (26) (h) and (i) and 552.03 (1)
21(e) of the statutes.
SB21,1752,23 222. Wherever the term "division's" appears in chapter 553 of the statutes, as
23affected by the acts of 2015, the term "department's" is substituted.
SB21,1752,24 24(c) Elimination of division of banking.
SB21,1753,4
11. Wherever the term "division of banking" appears in chapters 34, 138, and
2227, subchapter I of chapter 218, and sections 214.592 and 215.141 of the statutes,
3as affected by the acts of 2015, the term "department of financial institutions and
4professional standards" is substituted.
SB21,1753,8 52. Wherever the term "division" appears in chapters 214, 215, and 217,
6subchapters II, III, and IV of chapter 218, and sections 138.09, 138.12, 138.14, and
7138.16 of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2015, the term "department" is
8substituted.
SB21,1753,11 93. Wherever the term "division" or "division of banking" appears in chapters
10220, 221, 222, 223, and 224 of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2015, the term
11"department" is substituted, except in section 224.77 (1m) (b) of the statutes.
SB21,1753,14 124. Wherever the term "division's" appears in chapters 138, 214, 215, 217, 218,
13220, 221, 222, 223, and 224 of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2015, the term
14"department's" is substituted.
SB21,1753,15 15(2) Elimination of the department of financial institutions.
SB21,1753,18 16(a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
17liabilities of the department of financial institutions become the assets and liabilities
18of the department of financial institutions and professional standards.
SB21,1753,23 19(b) Positions and employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
20positions and all incumbent employees in the classified service of the state civil
21service holding those positions in the department of financial institutions, as
22determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of
23financial institutions and professional standards.
SB21,1754,5 24(c) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (b ) have all the
25rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of

1financial institutions and professional standards or department of administration,
2whichever is appropriate, that they enjoyed in the department of financial
3institutions immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of
4the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class
5is required to serve a probationary period.
SB21,1754,9 6(d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
7tangible personal property, including records, of the department of financial
8institutions is transferred to the department of financial institutions and
9professional standards.
SB21,1754,15 10(e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of financial
11institutions on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the department
12of financial institutions and professional standards. All materials submitted to or
13actions taken by the department of financial institutions are considered as having
14been submitted to or taken by the department of financial institutions and
15professional standards.
SB21,1754,21 16(f) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of financial
17institutions in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are
18transferred to the department of financial institutions and professional standards.
19The department of financial institutions and professional standards shall carry out
20any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by that
21department to the extent allowed under the contract.
SB21,1755,3 22(g) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the department of financial
23institutions in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until
24their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of
25financial institutions and professional standards. All orders issued by the

1department of financial institutions in effect on the effective date of this paragraph
2remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded
3by the department of financial institutions and professional standards.
SB21,9115 4Section 9115. Nonstatutory provisions; Government Accountability
Board.
SB21,9116 5Section 9116. Nonstatutory provisions; Governor.
SB21,9117 6Section 9117. Nonstatutory provisions; Health and Educational
Facilities Authority.
SB21,9118 7Section 9118. Nonstatutory provisions; Health Services.
SB21,1755,11 8(1) Community mental health allocation. Notwithstanding section 46.40 (7m)
9of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of health services may
10distribute one-half of the amount allocated for community mental health services in
11fiscal year 2015-16 after the effective date of this subsection.
SB21,1755,12 12(2) Transfer of food safety, recreational facilities, and lodging.
SB21,1755,17 13(a) Assets and liabilities. The assets and liabilities of the department of health
14services that the secretary of administration determines to be primarily related to
15food, lodging, and recreation oversight under sections 252.18, 254.47, and 254.61 to
16254.87, 2013 stats., become the assets and liabilities of the department of
17agriculture, trade and consumer protection on the effective date of this paragraph.
SB21,1755,23 18(b) Employee transfer. All incumbent employees who hold positions in the
19department of health services performing duties that the secretary of administration
20determines to be primarily related to sections 252.18, 254.47, and 254.61 to 254.87,
212013 stats., and the full-time equivalent positions held by those employees, are
22transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection on the
23effective date of this paragraph.
SB21,1756,6
1(c) Employee status. Employees transferred under paragraph (b ) have all the
2rights and the same status under chapter 230 of the statutes in the department of
3agriculture, trade and consumer protection that they enjoyed in the department of
4health services immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4)
5of the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in
6class is required to serve a probationary period.
SB21,1756,12 7(d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
8tangible personal property, including records, of the department of health services
9that the secretary of administration determines to be primarily related to food,
10lodging, and recreation oversight under sections 252.18, 254.47, and 254.61 to
11254.87, 2013 stats., is transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and
12consumer protection.
SB21,1756,21 13(e) Contracts. All contracts that were entered into by the department of health
14services that the secretary of administration determines to be primarily related to
15food, lodging, and recreation oversight under sections 252.18, 254.47, and 254.61 to
16254.87, 2013 stats., and that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph
17remain in effect and are transferred to the department of agriculture, trade and
18consumer protection. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection
19shall carry out any obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified
20or rescinded by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection to the
21extent allowed under the contract.
SB21,1757,4 22(f) Rules and orders. All rules in chapters DHS 172, 175, 178, 192, 195, 196,
23196 appendix, 197, and 198, Wisconsin administrative code, and all other rules
24promulgated, and all orders issued, by the department of health services that the
25secretary of administration determines to be primarily related to sections 252.18,

1254.47, and 254.61 to 254.87, 2013 stats., and that are in effect on the effective date
2of this paragraph shall remain in effect until their specified expiration date or until
3amended or repealed by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
4protection.
SB21,1757,12 5(g) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of health
6services on the effective date of this paragraph that the secretary of administration
7determines to be related to food, lodging, and recreation oversight under section
8252.18 or 254.47, or sections 254.61 to 254.87, 2013 stats., is transferred to the
9department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, and all materials
10submitted to or actions taken by the department of health services with respect to
11the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the
12department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
SB21,1757,14 13(3) Transfer of body art and tanning facility regulation functions to the
14department of financial institutions and professional standards.
SB21,1757,19 15(a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
16liabilities of the department of health services that are primarily related to the
17regulation of tattooing, body piercing, and tanning under section 255.08, 2013 stats.,
18and sections 252.23 to 252.25, 2013 stats., become the assets and liabilities of the
19department of financial institutions and professional standards.
SB21,1757,25 20(b) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
21tangible personal property, including records, of the department of health services
22that are primarily related to the regulation of tattooing, body piercing, and tanning
23under section 255.08, 2013 stats., and sections 252.23 to 252.25, 2013 stats., as
24determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of
25financial institutions and professional standards.
SB21,1758,9
1(c) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of health
2services that is primarily related to the regulation of tattooing, body piercing, and
3tanning under section 255.08, 2013 stats., and sections 252.23 to 252.25, 2013 stats.,
4on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the department of financial
5institutions and professional standards. All materials submitted to or actions taken
6by the department of health services that are primarily related to the regulation of
7tattooing, body piercing, and tanning under section 255.08, 2013 stats., and sections
8252.23 to 252.25, 2013 stats., are considered as having been submitted to or taken
9by the department of financial institutions and professional standards.
SB21,1758,17 10(d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of health services
11that are primarily related to the regulation of tattooing, body piercing, and tanning
12under section 255.08, 2013 stats., and sections 252.23 to 252.25, 2013 stats., in effect
13on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the
14department of financial institutions and professional standards. The department of
15financial institutions and professional standards shall carry out any obligations
16under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by that department to the extent
17allowed under the contract.
SB21,1759,4 18(e) Rules and orders. All rules in chapters DHS 161 and DHS 173, Wisconsin
19Administrative Code, and any other rules promulgated by the department of health
20services that are primarily related to the regulation of tattooing, body piercing, and
21tanning under section 255.08, 2013 stats., and sections 252.23 to 252.25, 2013 stats.,
22in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified
23expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of financial
24institutions and professional standards. All orders issued by the department of
25health services that are primarily related to the regulation of tattooing, body

1piercing, and tanning under section 255.08, 2013 stats., and sections 252.23 to
2252.25, 2013 stats., in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect
3until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the
4department of financial institutions and professional standards.
SB21,1759,8 5(f) Credential fees. Notwithstanding sections 463.10 (3), 463.12 (3), and 463.25
6(2) (b) of the statutes, fees for the issuance and renewal of licenses and permits issued
7under sections 463.10, 463.12, and 463.25 of the statutes shall, for years 2015 and
82016, be according to the rules described under paragraph (e).
SB21,1759,13 9(4) Prescription drug assistance for elderly eligibility. Notwithstanding
10section 49.688 (2) of the statutes, as affected by this act, a person who is participating
11in the program under section 49.688 of the statutes on the effective date of this
12subsection is not required to comply with section 49.688 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes, as
13created by this act, before January 1, 2016.
SB21,1759,20 14(5) Requirements for FoodShare employment and training program drug
15screening.
If, during the 2015-17 fiscal biennium, the secretary of the federal
16department of agriculture approves the waiver requested under section 49.79 (9) (d)
171. of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of health services shall
18address, in the department's biennial budget request under section 16.42 of the
19statutes for the 2017-19 fiscal biennium, any future fiscal impact resulting from
20actions taken under section 49.79 (9) (d) 2. of the statutes, as created by this act.
SB21,1760,2 21(6) Requirements for assistance for childless adults demonstration project.
22If, during the 2015-17 fiscal biennium, the secretary of the federal department of
23health and human services approves, in whole or in part, the amendment to the
24waiver under section 49.45 (23) (a) of the statutes that is requested under section

149.45 (23) (g) 1. of the statutes, as created by this act, the department of health
2services shall do all of the following:
SB21,1760,7 3(a) Identify, in its quarterly report to the joint committee on finance under
4section 49.45 (2n) of the statutes, any costs incurred or savings realized in the
52015-17 fiscal biennium as a result of actions taken under section 49.45 (23) (g) 1.
6a. to e. of the statutes, as created by this act, as approved by the secretary of the
7federal department of health and human services.
SB21,1760,12 8(b) Address, in the department's biennial budget request under section 16.42
9of the statutes for the 2017-19 fiscal biennium, any future fiscal impact resulting
10from actions taken under section 49.45 (23) (g) 1. a. to e. of the statutes, as created
11by this act, as approved by the secretary of the federal department of health and
12human services.
SB21,1760,16 13(7) Mental health crisis services grants. From the appropriation account
14under section 20.435 (2) (gk) of the statutes, the department of health services shall
15award a total of $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 as onetime grants to counties for
16mental health crisis services.
SB21,1760,17 17(8) Disproportionate share hospital payments.
SB21,1760,24 18(a) Subject to paragraph (c) and notwithstanding section 49.45 (3) (e) of the
19statutes, from the appropriation accounts in section 20.435 (4) (b) and (o) of the
20statutes, the department of health services shall pay to hospitals that serve a
21disproportionate share of low-income patients a total of $35,910,900 in fiscal year
222015-16 and $35,842,300 in fiscal year 2016-17. The department of health services
23may make a payment to a hospital under this subsection under the calculation
24method described in paragraph (b ) if the hospital meets all of the following criteria:
SB21,1760,25 251. The hospital is located in this state.
SB21,1761,2
12. The hospital provides a wide array of services, including services provided
2through an emergency department.
SB21,1761,5 33. The inpatient days for Medical Assistance recipients at the hospital was at
4least 6 percent of the total inpatient days at that hospital during the most recent year
5for which such information is available.
SB21,1761,8 64. The hospital meets applicable, minimum requirements to be a
7disproportionate share hospital under 42 USC 1396r-4 and any other applicable
8federal law.
SB21,1761,10 9(b) The department of health services shall comply with all of the following
10when making payments to hospitals described in paragraph (a):
SB21,1761,13 111. The department of health services shall distribute the total amount of
12moneys described under paragraph (a ) to be paid to hospitals with a disproportionate
13share of low-income patients by doing all of the following:
SB21,1761,16 14a. Dividing the number of Medical Assistance recipient inpatient days at a
15hospital by the number of total inpatient days at the hospital to obtain the
16percentage of Medical Assistance recipient inpatient days at that hospital.
SB21,1761,21 17b. Subject to subdivisions 2. and 3 ., providing an increase to the inpatient
18fee-for-service base rate for each hospital that qualifies for a disproportionate share
19hospital payment such that the hospital's overall fee-for-service add-on percentage
20under this subsection increases as the hospital's percentage of Medical Assistance
21recipient inpatient days increases.
SB21,1761,25 222. The department of health services shall set the addition to the supplemental
23funding at a level that ensures the total amount of moneys available to pay hospitals
24with a disproportionate share of low-income patients is distributed in each fiscal
25year.
SB21,1762,3
13. The department of health services shall limit the maximum payment to
2hospitals such that at least one of the following is true for disproportionate share
3hospital payments under this subsection in a fiscal year:
SB21,1762,4 4a. No single hospital receives more than $2,500,000.
SB21,1762,6 5b. The amount of payment is in accordance with federal rules concerning the
6hospital specific limit.
SB21,1762,11 7(c) If the department of health services needs data to calculate the payments
8under this subsection other than the data available from the Medicaid Management
9Information System, the fiscal survey data, or the federal centers for Medicare and
10Medicaid services public records, the department of health services shall collect the
11necessary data from hospitals.
SB21,1763,7 12(d) The department of health services shall seek any necessary approval from
13the federal department of health and human services to implement the hospital
14payment methodology described under paragraphs (a ) and (b). If approval is
15necessary and approval from the federal department of health and human services
16is received, the department of health services shall implement the payment
17methodology described under paragraphs (a ) and (b). If approval is necessary and
18the department of health services and the federal department of health and human
19services negotiate a methodology for making payments to hospitals with a
20disproportionate share of low-income patients that is different from the
21methodology described under paragraphs (a ) and (b), the department of health
22services, before implementing the negotiated payment methodology, shall submit to
23the joint committee on finance the negotiated payment methodology. If the
24cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the department of health services
25within 14 working days after the date of the submittal by the department of health

1services that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the
2negotiated payment methodology, the department of health services may implement
3the negotiated payment methodology. If, within 14 working days after the date of the
4submittal by the department of health services, the cochairpersons of the committee
5notify the department of health services that the committee has scheduled a meeting
6for the purpose of reviewing the negotiated payment methodology, the negotiated
7payment methodology may be implemented only on approval of the committee.
SB21,1763,8 8(9) Changes to family care program.
SB21,1763,9 9(a) Definitions. In this subsection:
SB21,1763,10 101. "Department" means the department of health services.
SB21,1763,13 112. "Family Care Partnership Program" means an integrated health and
12long-term care program operated under an amendment to the state Medical
13Assistance plan under 42 USC 1396u-2 and a waiver under 42 USC 4396n (c).
SB21,1763,16 143. "Family care program" means the program under sections 46.2805 to
1546.2895 of the statutes that provides the family care benefit as defined in section
1646.2805 (4) of the statutes.
SB21,1763,18 174. "Program of all-inclusive care for the elderly" means an integrated health
18and long-term care program operated under 42 USC 1395eee or 1396u-4.
SB21,1763,23 19(b) Waiver request; generally. The department shall request any approval from
20and shall submit any amendments or waiver requests to the federal department of
21health and human services that are necessary to implement changes to the family
22care program, the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly, or the Family Care
23Partnership Program, including all of the following:
SB21,1764,2 241. Administration by care management organizations of the family care
25program statewide instead of by geographic region, unless the department allows the

1care management organization a waiver to administer the family care benefit in a
2specific geographic region.
SB21,1764,4 32. Addition of any primary and acute health care services selected by the
4department as a benefit under the family care program.
SB21,1764,7 53. Selection under section 46.284 (2) (bm) of the statutes as a care management
6organization of any applicant that the department certifies meets the qualifications
7instead of using the competitive procurement process.
SB21,1764,10 84. Requirement under section 46.286 (3g) of the statutes that an enrollee
9change care management organizations only during an open enrollment period
10specified by the department.
SB21,1764,12 115. Prevention of the creation of new long-term care districts and dissolution of
12existing long-term care districts under section 46.2895 of the statutes.
SB21,1764,14 136. Elimination of the insurance requirements for care management
14organizations under chapter 648 of the statutes.
SB21,1764,23 15(c) Family care in all counties. The department shall request any approval or
16submit any waiver request necessary to the federal department of health and human
17services to administer the family care program in every county in the state. If the
18federal department of health and human services does not disapprove the request,
19the department shall ensure that the family care program is available to eligible
20residents of every county in the state by January 1, 2017, or by a date specified by
21the department, whichever is later. If the department specifies a later date than
22January 1, 2017, it shall submit a notice of that date to the legislative reference
23bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register.
SB21,1765,3 24(d) Waiver request not approved; saving provision. If the federal department
25of health and human services does not approve of any request or submission of waiver

1request under paragraph (b ) or (c) the department may administer that portion of
2the family care program under the applicable provision of sections 46.2805 to
346.2895, 2013 stats.
SB21,1765,10 4(e) Other long-term care programs discontinued. If the federal department of
5health and human services does not disapprove the request to administer the family
6care program in every county in the state, the department may elect to discontinue
7enrollment of participants in or administration of any of the programs under sections
846.271, 46.275, 46.277, 46.278, or 46.2785 of the statutes at any time determined by
9the department that is after the date that the family care program is available to
10eligible residents of every county in the state under paragraph (c).
SB21,1765,17 11(10) Merger of divisions into Medicaid services division. Before March 31,
122016, the department of health services shall submit to the state budget office in the
13department of administration a report of the final organization of the merger of the
14division of the department of health services relating to long-term care and the
15division of the department of health services relating to health care access and
16accountability into a single division of the department of health services relating to
17Medicaid services.
SB21,9119 18Section 9119. Nonstatutory provisions; Higher Educational Aids
Board.
SB21,9120 19Section 9120. Nonstatutory provisions; Historical Society.
SB21,9121 20Section 9121. Nonstatutory provisions; Housing and Economic
Development Authority.
SB21,9122 21Section 9122. Nonstatutory provisions; Insurance.
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